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Celebrating the Best of Colorado Law at the 42nd Annual Alumni Awards Banquet

April 5, 2023

The Law Alumni Board held its highly anticipated 42nd annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the elegant Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The event was a momentous occasion that celebrated the remarkable achievements and contributions of six distinguished alumni who have...

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Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, to Speak at 2023 Graduation Recognition Ceremony

March 30, 2023

The University of Colorado Law School is thrilled to announce that Phil Weiser, the state's 39th Attorney General, will be the speaker for the Class of 2023 graduation recognition ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Macky Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado.

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Dean Inniss Announces New Faculty to Join Colorado Law

March 29, 2023

Faculty whose expertise includes constitutional and immigration law, environmental law, technology law and policy, civil rights, and gender and the law will join the University of Colorado Law School this August.

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Verna Williams, CEO of Equal Justice Works, to Deliver Coen Lecture on April 4

March 22, 2023

Verna Williams, the CEO of Equal Justice Works and former dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, will join the Colorado Law community on April 4, 2023 to deliver the 65th annual John R. Coen Lecture. The lecture, co-sponsored by Equal Justice Works, is titled, “Let’s Talk About Race”.

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ICYMI: Faculty Publications and Notable Mentions

March 6, 2023

Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly round up, provided by the extraordinary Wise Law Library.

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Lunch Time with Coach Prime

Feb. 23, 2023

On February 22, University of Colorado Boulder head football coach Deion Sanders, Sr., affectionately known as "Coach Prime,” visited Colorado Law to speak with students in a Q&A style lunch event organized by the Student Bar Association.

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In Memoriam: Judge Kristy Martinez

Feb. 22, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of Judge Kristy Martinez, who served as the first full-time director of the University of Colorado Law School’s Korey Wise Innocence Project and then on the Boulder County Court following her appointment by then-Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper in 2019. Judge Martinez passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

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Silicon Flatirons Conference Explores the Internet’s Midlife Crisis

Feb. 21, 2023

Professor Kristelia García moderates a panel discussion on "The Role of Competition Policy in Mediating the Crisis." More than two decades since the University of Colorado Law School’s Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship launched its first inquiry into the nascent “digital broadband migration,” the internet and its...

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ICYMI: Faculty Publications and Notable Mentions

Feb. 20, 2023

Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions from the last two weeks, provided by the extraordinary Wise Law Library.

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Packed Discussion on LGBTQ+ Rights at SCOTUS

Feb. 15, 2023

By Evan Mahon On January 26, 2023, over 100 Colorado Law students, staff, and faculty members flooded a classroom in the Wolf Law building to discuss one of the most prominent topics in today’s legal world: LGBTQ+ rights. The event was co-sponsored by OUTlaw and the Byron R. White Center...

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